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Numbers 23:18
Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: "Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.
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Hebrew Names Version
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Tzippor:
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Tzippor:
King James Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Lexham English Bible
Then he uttered his oracle, and said, "Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he uttered his oracle, and said, "Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
English Standard Version
And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
New Century Version
Then Balaam gave this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen. Hear me, son of Zippor.
Then Balaam gave this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen. Hear me, son of Zippor.
New English Translation
Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:
Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:
New American Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.
And he vttered his parable, and sayde, Rise vp, Balak, and heare: hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said,"Arise, O Balak, and hear;Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said,"Arise, O Balak, and hear;Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Contemporary English Version
Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words—
Balaam answered: "Pay close attention to my words—
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Bil‘am made his pronouncement: "Get up, Balak, and listen! Turn your ears to me, son of Tzippor!
Then Bil‘am made his pronouncement: "Get up, Balak, and listen! Turn your ears to me, son of Tzippor!
Darby Translation
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Balaam said this: "Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.
Then Balaam said this: "Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.
George Lamsa Translation
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to my testimony, O son of Zippor;
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to my testimony, O son of Zippor;
Good News Translation
and Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say.
and Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say.
Christian Standard Bible®
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Literal Translation
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor.
And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Ryse vp Balac & heare, marke my testimony wt thine eares thou sonne of Ziphor.
And he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Ryse vp Balac & heare, marke my testimony wt thine eares thou sonne of Ziphor.
American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Bible in Basic English
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he toke vp his parable, and aunswered: Rise vp Balac, and heare, and hearke vnto me thou sonne of Ziphor.
And he toke vp his parable, and aunswered: Rise vp Balac, and heare, and hearke vnto me thou sonne of Ziphor.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:
King James Version (1611)
And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:
And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Rise vp Balak, & heare; hearken vnto me, thou sonne of Zippor:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
English Revised Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Berean Standard Bible
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne his parable `was takun, he seide, Stonde, Balach, and herkene; here, thou sone of Sephor. God is not `as a man,
And whanne his parable `was takun, he seide, Stonde, Balach, and herkene; here, thou sone of Sephor. God is not `as a man,
Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!
Update Bible Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
Webster's Bible Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, thou son of Zippor:
World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:
New King James Version
Then he took up his oracle and said: "Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
Then he took up his oracle and said: "Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor!
New Living Translation
This was the message Balaam delivered: "Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.
This was the message Balaam delivered: "Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.
New Life Bible
Then Balaam began speaking and said, "Rise, O Balak, and hear! Listen to me, O son of Zippor!
Then Balaam began speaking and said, "Rise, O Balak, and hear! Listen to me, O son of Zippor!
New Revised Standard
Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: "Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor:
Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying: "Rise, Balak, and hear; listen to me, O son of Zippor:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then took he up his parable and said, - Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me son of Zippor!
Then took he up his parable and said, - Rise, Balak, and hear, Give ear unto me son of Zippor!
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:
But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:
Revised Standard Version
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, O son of Zippor:
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, O son of Zippor:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Arise, O Balak, and hear; Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Contextual Overview
13Balak said to him, "Come with me, I implore you, to another place from where you can see them, although you will see only the nearest and not all of them; and curse them for me from there." 14So he took Balaam to the field of Zophim to the top of [Mount] Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 15Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering while I go to meet the LORD over there." 16Then the LORD met Balaam and put a speech in his mouth, and said, "Go back to Balak and you shall speak thus." 17When Balaam returned to Balak, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the LORD spoken?" 18Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said: "Rise up, O Balak, and hear; Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.19"God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it? 20"Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21"God has not observed wickedness in Jacob [for he is forgiven], Nor has He seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with Israel, And the shout of their King is among the people. 22"God brought them out of Egypt; They have the strength of a wild ox.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Rise up: Judges 3:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:23 - hear Numbers 23:7 - he took Numbers 24:3 - he took up Numbers 24:15 - General Nehemiah 13:2 - our God Micah 2:4 - shall Habakkuk 2:6 - take
Cross-References
Genesis 34:20
Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [walled] city [where the leading men would meet] and spoke with the men of the city, saying,
Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [walled] city [where the leading men would meet] and spoke with the men of the city, saying,
Ruth 4:1
Then Boaz went up to the city gate [where business and legal matters were settled] and sat down, and then the close relative (redeemer) of whom Boaz had spoken came by. He said to him, "Come over here, friend, and sit down." So he came and sat down.
Then Boaz went up to the city gate [where business and legal matters were settled] and sat down, and then the close relative (redeemer) of whom Boaz had spoken came by. He said to him, "Come over here, friend, and sit down." So he came and sat down.
Jeremiah 32:12
and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle's son and in sight of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.
and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle's son and in sight of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he took up his parable,.... Pronounced the word put into his mouth,
and said, rise up Balak, and hear; not from his seat, as Eglon a successor of his did, Judges 3:20 for he was now standing by his burnt offering; but the sense is, that he would raise his attention, and stir up himself with all diligence to hear what he was about to say:
hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor; or to his word, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, which follow.
